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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Helene's mother react to her attempt to get divorced?
(a) She is furious as she has wanted to do the same.
(b) She is happy for her.
(c) She is upset at first but later determines that Helene is right.
(d) She is unhappy but hopes Pierre will give her a lot of money.

2. How does Kutuzov react to Lauriston's coming to see him to negotiate peace?
(a) He wants to negotiate but he knows the Tsar will remove him from his position as commander-in-chief.
(b) He says he will be forever condemned by history if he negotiates peace with the French.
(c) In a rare moment of fury, he tells Lauriston to get out and that he will never consider any sort of treaty with Napoleon.
(d) He would like to negotiate to prevent further loss of life but thinks perhaps the time is not right and wants to wait until the French are in even more difficult straits.

3. How does Natashsa physically and emotionally react to her mother's grief over Petya?
(a) She purely wants to be left alone.
(b) She is emotionally resentful but does what she can to help her mother.
(c) She is roused back into the world, but neglects her health and grows thinner.
(d) She is pulled back into life in both ways.

4. Who is the "King of Rome"?
(a) Murat.
(b) Davout.
(c) Napoleon's son.
(d) Barclay de Tolly.

5. Where do the wounded soldiers go when everyone is leaving Moscow before the French arrive?
(a) They go to a hospital.
(b) They are all leaving Moscow as quickly as they can.
(c) Most go out of the city but a few go into the Rostovs' yard.
(d) They ask to rest in the yards of the people leaving Moscow.

6. Who does Maria Dmitrievna warn Natasha against?
(a) Helene.
(b) Princess Mary.
(c) Anatole.
(d) the old Prince.

7. Why does Boris speed up his courting of Julie Karagina?
(a) He is madly in love with her and fears if he doesn't propose quickly, he will lose the opportunity.
(b) He is madly in love with her and sees with each visit that she is increasingly receptive to his attentions.
(c) His mother, Anna Mikhaylovna, tells him that Prince Vasili is trying to arrange a marriage between Julie and Anatole.
(d) His leave is ending and he is having trouble finding time to visit with her as he has so much to do.

8. What does Kutuzov ask Andrew to do after they speak of the old prince's death?
(a) He wants to send him to act as intermediary with Arakcheev.
(b) He wants him to stay with him on the staff.
(c) He wants him to go to the Tsar to explain to him Kutuzov's plans.
(d) He wants to send him to the frontline of battle.

9. Who is Count Rostopchin?
(a) A court official appointed by Alexander to get the aristocracy out of Moscow.
(b) A general under Kutuzov sent to keep order in Moscow as the French advance.
(c) A busybody who throws his weight around.
(d) The governor of Moscow.

10. How does Pierre react to Platon's illness when he is sitting by the birch tree?
(a) Pierre knows Platon is sick, but knows he cannot help him.
(b) Perre is compassionate and wants to help Platon.
(c) Pierre is afraid that he will catch the fever Platon has and leaves but then he feels guilty and goes back.
(d) Pierre does not want to go near Platon.

11. Why does Tolstoy think Napoleon started the war with Russia?
(a) He was consumed with self-adulation and thought he would make a better nation if Russia is part of it
(b) He could not resist going to Dresden, he puts on a Polish uniform, and he frequently loses his temper.
(c) He wanted to unify Europe and since Russia close by, it became imperative to include it.
(d) He was afraid and angered by Russia allying itself with England.

12. Who pays special attention to Natasha at the opera with Maria Dmitrievna?
(a) Helene.
(b) Boris.
(c) Anatole.
(d) Dolokhov.

13. How does Nicholas react to Mary when he arrives at Bogucharovo?
(a) He is embarrassed for intruding on her mourning.
(b) He is sorry for her.
(c) He is struck by her eyes and sees this as a romantic situation.
(d) He is too busy to think about her.

14. When Pierre has difficulty getting on a horse to ride with a general, how does the staff react to the sight of him?
(a) They laugh at him.
(b) They are amused at his size but also impressed with the civilian who wants to see the war.
(c) They are derisive and unpleasant about his presence.
(d) They are annoyed at first but when they see his determination to continue, they are impressed.

15. How long did the French and Russians not engage in battle after Borodino?
(a) Five months.
(b) Five days.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Five weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Napoleon regard Moscow before he and his troops enter the city?

2. What does Pierre do when he goes out into the streets of Moscow to find Napoleon?

3. Who does Andrew meet outside of Kutuzov's quarters after the French have taken Smolensk?

4. How does Tolstoy view Napoleon's dispositions for the Battle of Borodino?

5. Seven years after the war with France, how is Alexander regarded?

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